T 0657/24 of 15.09.2026
- European Case Law Identifier
- ECLI:EP:BA:2026:T065724.20260915
- Date of decision
- 15 September 2026
- Case number
- T 0657/24
- Online on
- 1 October 2026
- Petition for review of
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- Application number
- 12189806.8
- Language of proceedings
- English
- Distribution
- No distribution (D)
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- Decision in English
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- Abstracts for this decision
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- Application title
- Method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade shell member
- Applicant name
- Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Opponent name
- Nordex Energy GmbH
LM WP Patent Holding A/S
LM Wind Power A/S - Board
- 3.2.04
- Headnote
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- Relevant legal provisions
- European Patent Convention Art 100(a)Rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal 2020 Art 012(6)European Patent Convention Art 123(2)European Patent Convention Art 83European Patent Convention Art 84European Patent Convention Art 56
- Keywords
- Grounds for opposition - lack of patentability (yes)
Late-filed request - error in use of discretion at first instance (yes)
Amendments - allowable (yes)
Claims - clarity
Claims - auxiliary request (yes)
Sufficiency of disclosure - (yes)
Inventive step - (yes) - Catchword
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- Citing cases
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Order
For these reasons it is decided that:
1. The decision under appeal is set aside.
2. The case is remitted to the opposition division with the order to maintain the patent as amended in the following version:
Description and drawings:
Of the patent specification
Claims:
No. 1 to 26 according to the auxiliary request 2 filed with letter of 5 May 2026